SENATE, No. 2857

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Diegnan

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Permits certified nurse aides to be employed as personal care assistants.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  


An Act concerning certified nurse aides and personal care assistants, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.  A health care facility, licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), shall be permitted to employ a certified or conditionally certified nurse aide in the capacity of a personal care assistant.

 

     2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill allows a licensed health care facility to be permitted to employ a certified or conditionally certified nurse aide (CNA) in the capacity of a personal care assistant.